The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-12
COMPLIMENTARY.

SHERMAN, TEXAS, Nov. 8, 1887.
EDITCR INTELLIGENCER:-i wis to
extend to my county, Lafayette, my
hearty congratu!ation for the glorious
victory they have won against tho
monster OF evils. prohibition. have
entertained high opinion for my old
county and hope she will never see tie
day that she will bow her head TO
northern fanatacism. can remember
when Lafayette county had not q
saloon in it, and whisky was sold by
the stores like any goods. The nTst
grand jury 1 served on in Lexington,
Capt. Walton, l think, was foreman.
We found six indictments, which was
mostly against overseers OF ROADS lor
not keeping their roads III goou or9er.
The oyerseers ot roads III those Gays
received no pay, but were returned to
the grand Jury for not doing their duty.
1 see that recent grand jury In the
pious state Of Maine, found lUl lndict-
ments, and 81 Of them were for selling
whisky. How is that Tor state that
has been shouting prohioition tor over
thirty years; and they claim that It is
there is against prohibition is where 1t
first first originated in that God-ior-
saken state of Maine, where they hite
their children to go to bed without
their supper. and then make them pay
in the morning for their breakfast. Pro-
hibltion and abolition were bor'. ca,e IL
er. aud rocked in the same craule; they
claim it is not political, yet all the OLD
line republicans support it. They also
claim that it is not moral question,
yet most of the ministers give it their
pious support. But the strongest thing
of all is | never found any one that
wanted it for himself, but to force it on
some one that did not want it. There
| is no doubt in nv mind but the Object
is to break up the solid sou'h SO that
the republicans can again obtain over.
bey received Waterloo In Texas
that will last them while, and instead
of breaking up he democratic party
they have made it stronger. There We're
a number of democrats who on moral
grounds voted tor prohibition, but will
still vote with the democracy. The
Germans that were mostly republicans
all voted anti prohibition, and will
hereafter vote the democratic ticket,
which will be large gain in the state.
Now We come to the colored race, Tho
D about two thirds voted anti-proliti-
ton and being strong advocates of Z. =
n sonal liberty think they will hereai II
incline toward the democracy. I'll ;ir
arguments on prohibition were mostly
D original, and told well. To give yonr
prohibition brethren an idea will give
you some of their best points. Suppose
said one, that you have fifty cove i'll
your pasture giving milk, and one OF
them sucks herself, is that any reason
r why you should muzzle them all, jus,
= because that one does wrongT An
i other point made. suppose l take my
n horse down to the creek to water ano
n be drinks too much aud kills himself
: is that any reason why the rest OF the
" horses should not have any more wa
Il ter2 l heard one say suppose you TAXI
notion and want to be sick; you 81
to the doctor and pay him dollar f"i
an order to drug store for pint o
whisky, and then pay two prices tor II
,e and when you get il, it is nothing bu
waterI An old negro over 80 ye ri
:, old coming up to the polls to vote y al
asked how he was going TO vote. Il
" said, ''When come into this world
a found it here, and 'specks to leave
here when goes out"
er There is an old negro here raised an
d. owned by Mr.. Houx, OF Lexington.
er saw him after the election Said 1, 'Jac
he how did you vote on election day
ut "Why, said he, voted to let it be as
ne was" That is the way that Larayett
,p county voted, and yet they say that
is was crime to do nothing. If there
wrong perpetrated it is in doin
something, that is,in making law th'
will curse you as long as you live.
Kind regards to all. Yours respec
nv fnlIv ID, EDWARDS.